Pentesting Tools

Offensive security tools are used to discover/confirm the existence of security holes and test the ability of an organization to detect and respond to security incidents. Many offensive security tools are free or open-source.

DISCLAIMER Information provided on this site is intended to improve security for everyone. The use of some of the tools listed on this site without implicit permission from the target is probably illegal in your jurisdiction. There is no need to get arrested and go to prison doing something stupid. There are bug bounty programs and penetration testing jobs that pay well, with little risk of time in prison. Do not hack shit you do not have permission to hack!

The Penetration Testers Framework (PTF) – https://github.com/trustedsec/ptf – A tool created by David Kennedy that handles the install and updating of penetration testing tools in Linux. Useful for creating your own custom hacking distro.